Best (Akina Nakamori album)

Best
Best
Greatest hits album by Akina Nakamori
Released	April 1, 1986
Recorded	1982–1985
Genre	Idol Kayōkyoku
Length	52:48
Language	Japanese
Label	Warner Pioneer
Akina Nakamori chronology
Singles from Best
	"Sand Beige"; Released: 19 June 1986; "Solitude"; Released: 8 October 1986;

Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori,^[1] released on April 1, 1986 by Warner Pioneer.

Background[]

It contains all the singles released between 1982 and 1985: from the debut Slow Motion until latest single released in 1985 Solitude during that time.

The singles Sand Beige and Solitude were recorded in the album for first time. Although Mi Amore was included in the studio album D404ME, the original version was recorded for first time as well.

Promotion[]

Singles[]

Sand Beige is the twelfth single released on 16 June 1985. It's her second A-side song with the far east rhythm instrumentation. The small part of the refrain performed in the Egyptian dialect.^[2] The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the seventh best sold single in 1985. In the Best Ten ranking, it debuted on number 2 and stayed at number 8 in the yearly chart.

It has received three awards: award in the 11th Nihon TV Ongakusai, in the 18th Japan Cable Awards and in the 18th Zennihon Yuusen Housou Taishou.^[3]

Solitude is the thirteenth single released on 9 October 1985. The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Chart and became the 35th best sold single in 1985. In the Best Ten ranking, it debuted on number 2 and stayed at number 29 in the yearly chart.

It has received three awards: Yokohama Music Festival Award at the Yokohama Music Festival, Gold Award and Best Singing Award in the Zen Nihon Kayou Ongakusai and Broadcast Music Producer Federation Award in the 16th Japan Music Awards.^[3]

Charting performance[]

The album debuted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts and remained in the same position for three consecutive weeks. LP Record version charted 23 weeks, Cassette tape charted 96 weeks and CD version charted 62 weeks. The album remained at number 6 on the Oricon Album Yearly Charts in 1986. The album totally sold more than 770,000 copies.^[4] It won the Grand Prix Album of the Year and the Best Album of the Year – Pop (Solo) at the 1st Japan Gold Disc Awards.^[5]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Slow Motion" (スローモーション)	Etsuko Kisugi	Takao Kisugi	Motoki Funayama	4:06
2.	"Second Love" (セカンド・ラブ)	E. Kisugi	T. Kisugi	Mitsuo Hagita	4:22
3.	"Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" (トワイライト -夕暮れ便り-)	E. Kisugi	T. Kisugi	Hagita	4:40
4.	"Kita Wing" (北ウイング)	Chinfa Kan	Tetsuji Hayashi	Hayashi	4:35
5.	"Southern Wind" (サザン・ウインド)	E. Kisugi	Kōji Tamaki	Ichizō Seo	3:50
6.	"Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" (Sand Beige -砂漠へ-)	Eiko Kyo	Takashi Tsushimi	Akira Inoue	4:37
7.	"Solitude"	Reiko Yukawa	Yukihide Takekawa	Satoshi Nakamura	4:25
8.	"Meu amor é..." (ミ・アモーレ)	Kan	Naoya Matsuoka	Matsuoka	3:52
9.	"Kazari Ja Nai no yo Namida wa" (飾りじゃないのよ涙は)	Yōsui Inoue	Y. Inoue	Hagita	4:10
10.	"Jukkai (1984)" (十戒 (1984))	Masao Urino	Masayoshi Takanaka	Hagita Takanaka	3:35
11.	"Kinku" (禁区)	Urino	Haruomi Hosono	Hagita Hosono	3:47
12.	"½ no Shinwa" (½の神話)	Urino	Yoshiyuki Ōsawa	Hagita	3:18
13.	"Shōjo A" (少女A)	Urino	Hiroaki Serizawa	Hagita	3:31
Total length:					52:48

References[]

^ "Japan Record Award" (in Japanese). Japan Composers' Association. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ In the certain episode of The Best Ten, Egyptian musician appear as a guest to explain to the viewers the part of lyrics Ana Aawisu Arou Hoto the host and Nakamori herself the origin of the word
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Akina Nakamori (1993). AKINA (CD Album; album notes by Yukiko Kitajima). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. (WPCL-770〜3)
^ Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. 25 April 2006. pp. 3, 455–457, 882. ISBN 4871310779.
^ "Gold Disc Hall of Fame 1st" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

[1] "Japan Record Award" (in Japanese). Japan Composers' Association. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[2] In the certain episode of The Best Ten, Egyptian musician appear as a guest to explain to the viewers the part of lyrics Ana Aawisu Arou Hoto the host and Nakamori herself the origin of the word

[Akina_1993_liner_notes-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Akina Nakamori (1993). AKINA (CD Album; album notes by Yukiko Kitajima). Akina Nakamori. Japan: Warner Pioneer. (WPCL-770〜3)

[4] Oricon Album Chart Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. オリコン・マーケティング・プロモーション. 25 April 2006. pp. 3, 455–457, 882. ISBN 4871310779.

[5] "Gold Disc Hall of Fame 1st" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

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